When you search for the number of questions on the Texas real estate sales examination, check whether a source means scored questions or all items presented. Those are different counts, and a study plan should identify which one it uses.
There is also a current official-document inconsistency worth resolving carefully. The September 2026 Pearson VUE handbook’s combined sales row does not reconcile with its separate portion rows. Do not silently combine incompatible figures into a single confident number.
Read the content outline by portion
The official examination content outlines list:
- National sales: 80 scored items and 5 pretest items.
- Texas sales: 40 scored items and 10 pretest items.
That gives 120 scored items plus 15 pretest items, or 135 items by addition of the two outlined portions. The combined total is an arithmetic result from those component counts.
The candidate handbook separately shows 85 and 50 in its portion rows but 125 in the combined row. Confirm current appointment instructions with the testing provider if the inconsistency affects your booking; do not treat the inconsistent combined row as a reason to ignore the detailed outline.
Keep passing requirements separate
The handbook lists passing requirements of 56 correct scored answers on the national portion and 28 on the state portion. Both represent 70 percent of their respective scored totals.
For an original arithmetic check, suppose a home practice set contains 80 national and 40 state questions. A learner answers 60 national questions and 26 state questions correctly. The combined result is 86/120, approximately 71.7 percent, but the state result is 26/40, or 65 percent.
That example shows why an overall percentage can hide weakness in one portion. It is not a prediction of an official result from an unofficial practice set.
Use two practice records
When working through Texas real estate practice questions, label each item national or Texas-specific. Keep separate accuracy and topic notes so a strong result in general principles does not conceal weak state-law preparation.
Use the Texas real estate exam study guide to reconnect missed questions with the corresponding outline. If you miss a state-law item, review the Texas rule rather than a generic summary written for another jurisdiction.
Finally, put a source date beside every fee, count or timing figure in your notes. That habit is especially useful when a search result or older reviewer displays a number without explaining what it counts.